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刻骨
kègǔ
1. ingrained
2. entrenched
3. deep-rooted
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Character Breakdown

刻
kè
to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment
HSK 3 8 丶
骨
gǔ
bone; skeleton; frame, framework
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (3)

刻骨相思
kègǔxiāngsī
deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
刻骨铭心
kègǔmíngxīn
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
铭心刻骨
míngxīnkègǔ
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
24,662 of 84,292